VARIATION IN THE SONGS OF BREEDING GAMBELS WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS NEAR CHURCHILL, MANITOBA

被引:16
作者
AUSTEN, MJW [1 ]
HANDFORD, PT [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO,LONDON N6A 5B7,ONTARIO,CANADA
来源
CONDOR | 1991年 / 93卷 / 01期
关键词
SONG; SONG VARIATION; WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW; ZONOTRICHIA-LEUCOPHRYS;
D O I
10.2307/1368616
中图分类号
Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号
071002 ;
摘要
Song variation was studied in Gambel's White-crowned Sparrows (Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii), breeding in tundra and boreal forest habitats near Churchill, Manitoba. No significant differences were found among habitats in song characteristics of Z. l. gambelii. Songs of Churchill birds had the same sequence of elements (i.e., whistle, warble, buzz, and trill) as Alaskan populations, with some variations in element form. The absence of dialects in migratory populations of White-crowned Sparrows supports predictions of the Ranging Hypothesis.
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页码:147 / 152
页数:6
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